(KGTV) -- Cal Fire and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department are responding to reports of a hiker bit by a rattlesnake in East County Tuesday afternoon.
According to Cal Fire, the incident happened on the Pine Hills Wilderness Trail.
The agency says the hiker was reportedly bitten by a rattlesnake and is being transported to the hospital for evaluation via ground ambulance.
The condition of the hiker is unknown at this time.
